Story+1993-05-20+Dublin,+Ireland

”This is a song about fathers and sons....”
 * 20.05.93 Dublin, Ireland, intro to ‘Adam Raised a Cain’:**

”Thank you...been in Dublin for a couple of days (cheers)....it’s a fine city....full of friendly folks....this is a....this is a song I wrote in mid-80’s and I never recorded it....it’s a song called ‘This Hard Land’....”
 * 20.05.93 Dublin, Ireland, intro to ‘This Hard Land’:**

”Here’s a song about uh....this is a song about running out of choices....”
 * 20.05.93 Dublin, Ireland, intro to ‘Atlantic City’:**

”Thank you....fucked up my mike....this is an old country gospel song.....one of my great heroes is here tonight, I’d like to do this for you, Jerry....”
 * 20.05.93 Dublin, Ireland, intro to ‘Satan’s Jewelled Crown’:**

”A prayer for Bosnia-Herzegovina....”
 * 20.05.93 Dublin, Ireland, intro to ‘Who’ll Stop the Rain ?’:**

”Thank you....got a real treat tonight, got great Joe Ely here from Texas gonna sing a song with us....”
 * 20.05.93 Dublin, Ireland, intro to ‘Settle For Love’:**

”Joe Ely....he’s got a record out now called ‘Love and Danger’, great record, go out and get it.....good rock and roll music......alright, let’s continue....”
 * 20.05.93 Dublin, Ireland, intro to ‘Glory Days’:**

”Thank you, Dublin....I wanna....take a, take a minute and....thank everybody for coming out to the show tonight, thank you (cheers)....and also....I´d like to thank all.... all my Irish fans for your support over the years (cheers)....I’ve been, uh....making records and traveling around a long time and.....I want you to know that this far down the road, it means a lot to me and I love you all (cheers)...this is for all my old fans out there....”
 * 20.05.93 Dublin, Ireland, intro to ‘Thunder Road’:**

”Thank you.....got a real special treat tonight.....gonna be right with you....one of my great heroes and inspirations here with us tonight....gonna come gracen our stage with a song, great Jerry Lee Lewis (cheers)....(J.Lee Lewis : ”Thank you.....thank you, Bruce and God bless you all, (?) very nice to be here with you, ladies and gentlemen....)”
 * 20.05.93 Dublin, Ireland, intro to ‘Great Balls of Fire’:**

(J.Lee Lewis : ”Thank you”) The Killer ! (J.Lee Lewis : ” Thank you, Bruce, you don’t know what a great honor and a great pleasure it is for....this gentleman here to call me a (?), God bless his heart, he....he’s got one of the greatest bands and he´s got one of the most God-given talents I’ve ever heard in my life...and if it wasn’t so, I wouldn’t be here, believe me......I wouldn’t go nowhere else, son, but to see you, believe me.....Bruce, you.....you really knocked me out tonight, you were fantastic..... and....and your back up singers, your band, your drummer, your guitar player..... superb!.....and the sound ma you’ve got, the equipment you’ve got, rock and roll....”)
 * 20.05.93 Dublin, Ireland, intro to ‘Whole Lotta Shakin’Goin’on’:**

”The great Jerry Lee Lewis (cheers)...damn.....shit.....I better go home now (crowd : ”No!”).....only ‘cause you insist.....damn....it don’t get no better than that....I don’t know what to do, I’m off (?) a little bit.....”
 * 20.05.93 Dublin, Ireland, intro to ‘Working on the Highway’:**

´´I drove thousands of miles just to get here tonight....I came here tonight with a purposeful feeling....I came here tonight because I know you´re downhearted....I know depressed....I know you´re disappointed....I know there´s 57 fucking channels and nothing on.....so I came here tonight to testify....I came here tonight to bring witness....I came here to testify....that I can feel something....I can raise your spirits....I can raise your hope.....I can bring back some faith....that can increase your sexual drive.....I wanna say I....I....I....I....I....I wanna say that I ....I....I....I....I....I....I....I....I....I....I....I.....I´m just a prisoner....of rock and roll !....´´
 * 20.05.93 Dublin, Ireland, middle of ´Light of Day´**

//Compiled by : Johanna Pirttijärvi//